1 Chronicles 19:1:21 Chr.19.1.W2TAB
אַחֲרֵי־כֵ֔ן
akharekhen
“after this”
- Transliteration
- a-kha-RE-KHEN
- Extended
- ah-khah-REE-KEHN
- IPA
- /ʔa.ħăˈreː.ˈxeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- after this
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-kha-RE-KHEN
- clause
va-ye-HI a-kha-RE-KHEN va-ya-MAT na-KHASH ME-lekh be-NE-a-MON
- sentence
va-ye-HI a-kha-RE-KHEN va-ya-MAT na-KHASH ME-lekh be-NE-a-MON va-yim-LOKH be-NO ta-KHTAV
Exegesis
The temporal phrase acharei-ken {אַחֲרֵי־כֵן | ʾaḥă-rêy-ken} ‘after this’ establishes a chronological sequence.
In context — 1 Chronicles 19:1
And it came to pass after this, that Nahash , king of the sons of Ammon, died, and his son reigned in his place .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 19:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Chronicles 19:1, so the Hebrew word אַחֲרֵי־כֵ֔ן (akharekhen) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.19.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.19.1.W2.S1) and character.